Astronomy 405 Solar System and ISM Lecture 13 The Pluto-Charon System, Comets February 13, 2013

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Pluto’s Orbit yr orbit, inclined from the ecliptic by 17° Eccentricity e = 0.25; at aphelion, 49.3 AU; at perihelion, 29.7 AU, closer than Neptune. But, 3:2 orbital resonance => won’t collide with Neptune The closest distance to Neptune is 17 AU, but only 11 AU to Uranus.